sailing Abel Tasman

South Island NZ 22nd Oct-15th Nov

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November 25th 2007
On to South Island. Land of the Southern Alps......Maui's canoe according to Maori legend. Abel Tasman National Park, Franz Josef Glacier, Queenstown, Milford Sounds, Far south and Stewart Island (Maui's anchor). Round through Dunedin then on to Christchurch and Kaikoura for some beach time! ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more